Boehner acknowledged that engaging in a payroll tax fight "may not have been politically the smartest thing in the world to do". He demurred when asked if, during the conference call, his members gave assurances that they wouldn't oppose the Friday vote.
"I don't like to do overdubs," Scout demurs.
When Georgia demurs – she doesn't want to leave Nigel, and it will make her ill to act as though she supports fascism – Sir John says, "I'm asking you to do it for England".
Even Mr. Giuliani himself, though continuing to demur, did drop a hint or two in New Hampshire yesterday, saying at a Chamber of Commerce dinner that he might return later this year to play golf, or for other reasons.
Asked whether either side of the Israeli-Palestinian divide deserved more blame for the lack of resolution to their conflict, Trump demurred, saying, "I don't want to get into it for a different reason, Joe.
Asked whether the partnership includes a revenue-share agreement, as AT&T and Apple have with the iPhone, or perhaps related to mobile advertising, Schmidt demurred, but did not deny the possibility.
When asked whether eyeing such an eastern bloc constituted a Wal-Mart plan "to take over the world," the CEO demurred, "I don't think so".
When reporters pointed out that if this were true it would be a huge scandal that should be investigated, Spicer demurred and didn't say if there were plans to investigate.
Yet when her boss asked if she'd like to be considered for an SVP role, she demurred, saying, "Do you think I've got the intellectual firepower for that job?
Offered a contract with the company for the 1961 season, she demurred, saying she did not want to leave her husband and three children.
In Hebrew, he asked the students to hand in homework at the end of class, then immediately demurred: "I don't know.
